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Fast & Furious & Latin

It’s almost law: If a certain fuel-injected movie franchise is in theaters, Latinos are first in line to see it. No wonder that the popular series’ filmmakers have stocked it (Fast & Furious 6races into theaters this Memorial Day) with all things us — from our hottest stars to our hottest music (there will be Pitbull club bangers!). Here’s your primer:

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The Players

Michelle Rodriguez

She’s baaaack! The Dominican and Puerto Rican badass returns from the dead (having miraculously survived a horrible car accident and bullet to the chest in the fourth installment) as Letty Ortiz, car thief and former flame of Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel). She switches sides as a member of the Europe-based mercenary collective targeted by Dom’s crew.

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Elsa Pataky: The Barcelona-bred beauty jumped on board as Elena Neves, a Brazilian cop and Dom’s new love interest, in Fast 5. Expect fireworks when Pataky and Dom’s ex, Letty (Rodriguez), are in the same scene in Fast & Furious 6.

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Tego Calderon and Don Omar

Even though both reggaetoneros do and say little on film, they do aid Dom’s prison break in the franchise’s fourth go-round. Bonus: their characters have easy-to-remember names — Lego Tego and Omar Santos.

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Rio de Janeiro

Fast 5 takes place entirely in Brazil. One of the highest-octane scenes involves Brain and Mia jumping from favela rooftops as they evade henchmen of drug lord Hernan Reyes (Portuguese actor Joaquim de Almeida).